Last year, Leon County, propelled by incidents in the City of Tallahassee, was ranked number one in the state in crime. In addition, preliminary data for 2015 from FDLE indicates the crime rate continues to increase. Especially violent crime, like rape and aggravated assault. So what does our City Commission do – expand the hours […]
Last week Prime Meridian Holding Company, the parent bank holding company for Prime Meridian Bank, announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. The Company reported net earnings of $501,000, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to net earnings of $545,000 or […]
A review of campaign records show that the two City Commissioners running for office in this upcoming election accepted over $7,500 in campaign donations from bar owners, individuals and corporations that had an interest in the issue of bar closing times. Approximately $6,300 of the $7,500 came from donors that supported extending night club hours […]
With National Signing Day just around the corner, FSU’s 2016 class is ranked in the top 10 in three national rankings. Missing from the top ten rankings…reigning National Champion Alabama. The table below shows the top ten classes as ranked by Rivals.com. The table also shows how the Rivals.com top ten is ranked by 247 […]
The recent controversy involving the Tallahassee Economic Development Council and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce made local headlines for a number of days. Here is why this controversy should matter to everyone in Tallahassee. First, during this dust up, Mayor Andrew Gillum admitted the performance of the Tallahassee Economic Development Council over the last […]
Today the Community Redevelopment Agency voted to give $205,000 in tax revenue to the company which is locating a Piggly Wiggly’s at the former home of a Harvey’s grocery store. City Commissioners Gil Ziffer and Scott Maddox were the only two no votes. CRA staff reported to elected officials that: “Cogen, Inc. is requesting $205,000 […]
At Wednesday nights City Commission meeting, city staff revealed that the City’s General Fund -which pays for core services – had a $3.6 million surplus after 3-months of operation in fiscal year 2016. The finding was presented to City Commissioners by City Manager Rick Fernandez as part his new a budget process which will provide […]
The graph below shows the annualized sales of single-family homes in Leon county over the last 12 months. The latest information shows that the resale market slowed in December, but still finished 2015 with a double-digit increase over the number of units sold in 2014. In 2015, a total of 2,846 single-family units were sold. […]
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, mid-year data for 2015 shows that crime increased in Leon County when compared to the same time period during 2014. Leon county led the state in per capita crime in 2014. See our previous report here. In contrast to the Leon County trend, the data shows that […]
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released employment data for the state of Florida today. The data shows that Leon county added 221 jobs in December. However, the release also shows that when compared to 2014, Leon county lost jobs and the labor force shrank in 2015. These trends were in the opposite direction of […]